charity

英 ['tʃærɪtɪ] 美['tʃærəti]

英英释义考试真题实用场景例句

近义词magnanimity humanitarianism benevolence altruism munificence generosity philanthropy bounty liberality

反义词

n. 慈善；施舍；慈善团体；宽容；施舍物

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中文词源

charity 慈善

来自PIE*karo, 珍爱，爱，词源同caress, whore. 后指对穷人的仁爱或善举。

词态变化

复数: charities;

英文词源

charity (n.): mid-12c., "benevolence for the poor," from Old French charité "(Christian) charity, mercy, compassion; alms; charitable foundation" (12c., Old North French carité), from Latin caritatem (nominative caritas) "costliness, esteem, affection" (in Vulgate often used as translation of Greek agape "love" -- especially Christian love of fellow man -- perhaps to avoid the sexual suggestion of Latin amor), from carus "dear, valued," from PIE *karo-, from root *ka- "to like, desire" (see whore (n.)).

Vulgate also sometimes translated agape by Latin dilectio, noun of action from diligere "to esteem highly, to love" (see diligence).
Wyclif and the Rhemish version regularly rendered the Vulgate dilectio by 'love,' caritas by 'charity.' But the 16th c. Eng. versions from Tindale to 1611, while rendering agape sometimes 'love,' sometimes 'charity,' did not follow the dilectio and caritas of the Vulgate, but used 'love' more often (about 86 times), confining 'charity' to 26 passages in the Pauline and certain of the Catholic Epistles (not in I John), and the Apocalypse .... In the Revised Version 1881, 'love' has been substituted in all these instances, so that it now stands as the uniform rendering of agape. [OED]
Sense of "charitable foundation or institution" in English attested by 1690s.

双语例句

1. Mr Dudley has pledged to give any award to charity.: 达德利先生已承诺将任何所获的损害赔偿额都捐给慈善机构。

2. The magistrates granted that the charity was justified in bringing the action.: 地方法官承认该慈善机构有理由提起诉讼。

3. The organisers hope to raise as much as £6m for charity.: 组织者希望能募集到高达600万英镑的善款。

4. Every year we have charity days to raise money for unfortunate people.: 每年我们都有慈善日来筹款帮助贫困人群。

5. The charity says it wants a withdrawal of the comments.: 该慈善机构称希望收回所作评论。

英英释意

1. a foundation created to promote the public good (not for assistance to any particular individuals)

2. a kindly and lenient attitude toward people

3. an activity or gift that benefits the public at large

4. pinnate-leaved European perennial having bright blue or white flowers

5. an institution set up to provide help to the needy

考试真题

She made huge donations to charities.

It's a charity comedy night with lots of different acts.

But that isn't why the government—under pressure from cancer charities, health workers and the Labour party—has agreed to legislate for standardised packaging.

Better skip dinner or hit the gym afterwards, with a cancer charity warning that some iced coffees contain as many calories as a hot dinner.

Martin Sommerkorn runs the Arctic program for the environmental charity the World wildlife Fund.

That's where I got the idea to volunteer for children's charity next weekend.

At a local school a successful charity supper has been held.

Buying gifts or giving to charity is often more pleasurable than purchasing things for oneself, and luxuries are most enjoyable when they are consumed sparingly.

实用场景例句

The concert will raise money for local charities.: 这场音乐会将为当地慈善机构募捐。

Most of the runners in the London Marathon are raising money for charity .: 大多数人参加伦敦马拉松赛跑是为慈善事业募集资金。

Do you give much to charity?: 慈善捐助你捐得多吗？

a charity concert (= organized to get money for charity): 慈善音乐会

to live on/off charity (= to live on money which other people give you because you are poor): 靠赈济生活

Her article showed no charity towards her former friends.: 她的文章对她以前的朋友毫不宽容。

Many charities sent money to help the victims of the famine.: 许多慈善机构捐款赈济饥民。

He made substantial donations to charity...: 他为慈善事业捐了很多钱。

Gooch will be raising money for charity.: 古奇将进行慈善募捐。

My mum was very proud. She wouldn't accept charity...: 母亲自尊心很强，不会接受施舍。

Her husband is unemployed and the family depends on charity.: 她丈夫失业了，全家人靠救济金过日子。

...an Aids charity.: 艾滋病慈善组织

The National Trust is a registered charity.: 全国托管协会是个已注册的慈善机构。

The charity is totally dependent on the Church's bounty.: 慈善业完全依靠全体基督徒的慷慨赠予.

Judge other people with charity.: 待人要宽厚.

He founded the charity in memory of his late wife.: 他兴办那个慈善机构以纪念他已故的妻子.

Today's gate will be given to charity.: 今日的门票收入将捐献给慈善机构.

We'd dispense with charity drives.: 我们将不再进行慈善捐款运动.

True charity doesn't consist in almsgiving.: 真正的慈善不在于施舍.

They made a generous donation to charity.: 他们对慈善事业慷慨捐助.

The bank staff got up to all sorts of antics to raise money for charity.: 银行职员使出各种可笑的花招为慈善事业筹款。

I wouldn't demean myself by asking for charity.: 我决不低三下四地乞求施舍。

He donated thousands of pounds to charity.: 他向慈善事业捐款数千英镑。

They are very generous givers to charity.: 他们是慈善事业的慷慨捐助者。

The hostel is heavily reliant upon charity.: 这家收容所在很大程度上依赖赞助。

It's a fallacy that the affluent give relatively more to charity than the less prosperous.: 富人比穷人对慈善事业的捐助更多些；这种观点是一种谬见。

Mr Dudley has pledged to give any award to charity.: 达德利先生已承诺将任何所获的损害赔偿额都捐给慈善机构。

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